that sense of positivity sounds very like a certain derek trotter.carol. that's interesting that you're calling del boy a bit of a ghost in your life. do you feel you're a bit haunted by him? haunted is perhaps too... no. he's with me all the time, meaning whether we call it haunted, i... i do say that he's on my back all the time. because wherever i go, people recognise me as that character. and you'll always get people saying, you know, "lovelyjubbly," and all of that which only hangs me back, only upsets me slightly, is because that seems to be the only thing that people remember me for. and i'm delighted in one way, that it has reached so many people and they've enjoyed what i've done with the character, but i've done so many other things that everybody seems to have forgotten about, and it's only... i've only ever played derek trotter. i think we're on a winner here, trig. right, play it nice and cool, son. nice and cool, you know what i mean? my real disappointment or regret, if you like, whichever way you want to put it, was i always wanted...

it's more than 40 years since the nation was first introduced to the wheeler dealer derek trotter, alsoich made david jason a household name. his iconic character became known for his ingenious catchphrases and witty one liners — one of which has inspired his new, candid, memoir this time next year. jon kay went to meet him ahead of its release. thank you. laughter. the theme that you keep coming back to in the book is that you feel immensely lucky in life. now brace yourself, rodney. if you can find a job that you really enjoy doing, and it pays your wages to live properly — or to live — then you're 100% there in life. it's a couple of years since we last met and chatted on breakfast, and just after we met, you received what you describe in the book as the most astonishing letter you've ever received in your life. take us to that moment when you open the envelope, and talk us through where it's led to in your life. well, yeah, it was a letter that took me by surprise, and it was from a daughter that i didn't know that i had. and it was a tremendous shock. but we've since been meeting a

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that they seem — everybody seems to have forgotten about and it's only — i've only ever played derek trotter